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From Madrid
By Car (Most flexible, direct route) 🚗
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Drive north via A-1 / AP-1 / AP-68 through Burgos → San Sebastián → cross into France → Pau.
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Distance: ~520 km.
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Driving time: 5.5–6 hours (without long stops).
By Plane ✈️
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Madrid → Bilbao (nonstop) + drive — Driving time is ~2.5–3 hours by car
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Madrid → San Sebastián (domestic flight) + drive — Driving time is ~2 hours (via A-63 / A64 through Bayonne).
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Madrid → Toulouse + drive — Driving time is ~2 hours 15 minutes (Via A64 motorway) normal traffic
Here you will need to hire the car in France so maybe it's better if you do it in Spain where you share a common language.
From Canary Islands
By Plane ✈️
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Gran Canaria → Bilbao (nonstop) + drive — Driving time is ~2.5–3 hours by car
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Gran Canaria → San Sebastián (domestic flight) + drive — Driving time is ~2 hours (via A-63 / A64 through Bayonne).
From London
By Car 🚗 (Flexible & scenic)
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Drive via M20 → Channel Tunnel → A1 / A10 in France → Pau.
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Distance: ~1,000 km.
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Driving time: ~10–11 hours (without long breaks).
By Plane ✈️
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London → Tarbes-Lourdes-Pyrénées Airport (LDE) + drive — Driving time is ~1 hours by car
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London → Toulouse + drive — Driving time is ~2 hours 15 minutes (Via A64 motorway) normal traffic
From Anywhere in France
By Car (Most flexible, direct route) 🚗
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From Toulouse — Driving time is ~2 hours 15 minutes (Via A64 motorway) normal traffic
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From Lyon — Driving time is ~5-5.5 hours (Via A7 south → A9 west → A61 → A64 west toward Pau)
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From Paris by plane → Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) — Travel time ~1.5 hours
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From Paris by Train — Travel time ~1.5 hours